Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears (1993)
In this documentary first broadcast in 1993, Chris Bonington looks back at the first ever expeditions to conquer Mount Everest and the effect that the achievement of climbing the mountain had on climbing as a whole worldwide.
Director: Allen Jewhurst
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Chris Bonington as self, narrator |
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Doug Scott as self |
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John Barry as self |
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Peter Boardman as self (archive footage) |
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Joe Tasker as self (archive footage) |
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Don Whillans as self (archive footage) |
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Reinhold Messner as self (archive footage) |
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Peter Habeler as self (archive footage) |
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Mick Burke as self (archive footage) |
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George Finch as self (archive footage) |
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Paul Braithwaite as self (archive footage) |
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Pierre Mazeaud as self (archive footage) |
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Nick Estcourt as self (archive footage) |
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Adrian Burgess as self (archive footage) |
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Pertemba Sherpa as self (archive footage) |
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Rebecca Stephens as related character |
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Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna as related character |
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Tom Hornbein as related character |
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Jim Whittaker as related character |
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Norman Dyhrenfurth as related character |
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Andrew Irvine as related character |
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Edmund Hillary as related character |
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John Hunt as related character |
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Raymond Lambert as related character |
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George Mallory as relate character |
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Tenzing Norgay as related character |
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John Noel as related character |
| Directing | Allen Jewhurst | Director |